"I have already signed a contract with China Construction Bank..."
Li Qi reported to Hu Fei the negotiations with China Construction Bank in detail, and finally smiled and said, "After the contract is signed, the first tranche of funds will arrive next Tuesday according to the agreement, which will not delay our project preparation work at all."
"What about the funding from the Provincial Department of Transportation? When will it arrive?"
Hu Fei nodded, picked up the water glass and took a sip. After the China Construction Bank finalized the cooperation, there will definitely be no problem with the funds. The key now is to get the allocation from the Department of Transportation as soon as possible.
Otherwise, when the project starts, the funds will flow out like running water, but the project cannot have any accidents due to funding problems.
"Mayor, people from the Municipal Transportation Bureau have been guarding the Department of Transportation during this period. The funds from the Department of Transportation should be available soon."
Li Qi chuckled, "Can we prepare for the staged bidding next?"
"I think we can start working on it."
Hu Fei nodded and looked at Li Qi steadily, "You still have to make your own decisions about these matters. Remember to report to Secretary Hai when you encounter important matters. Do you understand?"
"Mayor, I know what to do."
Li Qi smiled and nodded, "I will ask Secretary Hai for instructions and reports. With Secretary Hai in charge, I believe the highway project will be completed as quickly as possible."
"Secretary Hai has rich management experience. It will be beneficial for you to ask him for advice."
Hu Fei smiled, "Also, the quality of the project must be good. No one can let go of this aspect. After spending so much money, it would be really shameful if we built a dilapidated road.
We are all fellow countrymen."
"In addition, the project accounts must be clear and cannot be vague."
Next, after Hu Fei gave Li Qi some instructions, the conversation between the two was interrupted by a rapid ringing of the mobile phone.
"Mayor, you are busy, I will go out to prepare the project bidding."
Li Qi said goodbye and left knowingly.
After seeing Li Qi off, Hu Fei picked up his cell phone and called back.
"Lu Shan, we were in a meeting just now. Is there something wrong?"
"Mayor Hu, we are leaving now. We estimate we won't arrive in Wuling until seven or eight in the evening, so I want to tell you specifically."
"Ah, are you leaving now?"
Hu Fei was stunned when he heard this. Didn't he say he would only come on Tuesday? Could it be that there was some accident?
"Yes, you don't have to rush so early tomorrow if you leave now."
Lu Shan's sweet laughter sounded from the phone, "Mayor Hu, I just want to say hello to you in advance, I have no other meaning."
"No problem, I will go with you personally to take a look tomorrow."
Hu Fei smiled into the phone, but sighed in his heart. Since he knew they were coming tonight, he had to wait for them to come and have dinner with them. Otherwise, it would be too little attention. Maybe Lu Shan's original intention was just
I just want the city government to prepare a place for them to live in advance.
However, Hu Fei couldn't treat it with caution or lack of etiquette. Nowadays, no place treats investors with dignity, not to mention that Xifei Company has decided to invest in Wuling.
Hu Fei hung up the phone, immediately picked up the office phone on the table and dialed Xiang Yun's office.
"Secretary-General Xiang, I am Hu Fei. People from Xifei Company will arrive around seven o'clock in the evening. You ask the municipal party committee guest house to get ready. They have five people and two cars..."
Hu Fei was explaining work to Xiang Yun when there was a knock on the door. Qin Xiaoyong opened the door and came in to report, "Boss, Mayor Song is here."
"Invite him in."
Hu Fei put on the microphone and nodded to Qin Xiaoyong. When the deputy mayor's division of labor was adjusted last time at the mayor's office meeting, Song Pingfan clearly expressed his support for him, which made Hu Fei feel a little better about Song Pingfan.
"Mayor, you are busy."
Song Pingfan walked in with a smile. Hu Fei stood up and went to greet him and shook hands, "Yes, after the Spring Festival, there is a lot of backlog of things. Mayor Song, please have a seat."
"Mayor, I went for a walk around Tianmen Mountain this morning, and many tourists have already come to visit."
Song Pingfan took the cigarette handed to him by Hu Fei, "The weather has been good these days. Let's see if the glass plank road project can start. Yesterday, the construction company called me to ask about this."
"Mayor Song, you can just take care of this matter."
Hu Fei lit up his cigarette and took a puff, "As long as we ensure the safety of the construction and the quality of the project."
"Mayor, you can rest assured."
Song Pingfan laughed and nodded, "I will convey the two instructions you mentioned to the comrades in detail, and they must be implemented to the letter. Moreover, the construction team is full of experienced workers, and they have good connections."
When it comes to their own personal safety, there should be no problem."
His voice paused, "By the way, Mayor, I think there are many problems in the work of the Tourism Bureau, and someone reported to me that the management of the Tourism Bureau's fund accounts is chaotic, and the misappropriation of funds is serious."
While saying this, Song Pingfan looked at Hu Fei out of the corner of his eye, trying to get some clues from Hu Fei's expression. Generally speaking, the most important thing for a new official to take office is to get familiar with the situation as soon as possible and gain a firm foothold.
Thinking of further consolidating the power in his hands.
However, Song Pingfan doesn't think so. He just wants to do the opposite. He will make personnel adjustments immediately when he takes over the job to consolidate his power. On the one hand, this can confuse others and think that he has an impatient personality and is anxious.
On the other hand, those who hold power are just because they are new to Wuling and do not understand the situation in Wuling. If there are any problems with those who are promoted, they do not need to bear responsibility. After all, they have just taken office and do not know much about the situation.
"Well, I also know a little bit about the situation at the Tourism Bureau. There are many problems."
Hu Fei nodded, with a solemn expression on his face. Although he was surprised in his heart, he did not show it. Song Pingfan had only been in office for a few days, and the chair under his butt was not even warm yet, so he wanted to move.
Are you a cadre of the Tourism Bureau?
Of course, Luo Pinglu, the director of the Tourism Bureau, has a lot of problems, and Hu Fei also knows this. Tang Yi was protecting him before, so Hu Fei couldn't do anything, so he had to give Tang Yi some face.
Now that Tang Yi is gone, Hu Fei is no longer the deputy mayor of the Standing Committee in charge of tourism, but has been promoted to mayor, and the Tourism Bureau has become the unit in charge of Song Pingfan.
Song Pingfan wants to reorganize the tourism bureau, and Hu Fei is naturally happy to see it. However, Song Pingfan has only been in office for a few days, and he is rushing to promote his own people. Isn't this too anxious?
Moreover, that guy on Luo Ping Road is not a simple character either. Who knows if he will find another backer after Tang Yi leaves.
However, from Song Pingfan's point of view, the Tourism Bureau is the unit in charge of him and it is his one-third of an acre of land. It is reasonable for him to want to clean up the Tourism Bureau.
Moreover, if Song Pingfan makes such a move, it will inevitably trigger a chain reaction, and it will be a good time to see if there are any changes in Wuling's officialdom ecology.